STAR PATCH SETS NEW SPEEDWAY MARK; James Lawrence's Gelding Paces a Half-Mile in Record Time of 0:59 3/4.

Followers of light harness racing were treated to one of the best performances ever witnessed on the Harlem Speedway yesterday in the seventh Fall matinee of the New York Road Drivers' Association when James Lawrence's bay gelding Star 'Patch covered the half mile in 0.59 3/4, thereby hanging up a new figure for the course. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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